Amateur Hour: The Sea be a cruel mistress.

Obey the rules.

Bmx parties...cant live without them, cant keep them in control. Perhaps lessons were learned on this one. We could've had scheduled runs, rules, timed practise, yadada... But, we didn't. We went free for all and when you open that can, the contents will either pour out smoothly, or spray all over your new threads. Lots of people showed up, and most all at once. I realize some dudes didn't even get runs in, but seemed happy just being there. Some dudes decided to get bombed and make every girl there extremely uncomfortable, causing a few flare ups. In between the cramped spaces and constant alcohol flowing, i do actually believe good things happened. like for one, the police never showed up...I'm astonished. No one got towed..equally astonished. I don't think bowers st. has ever had that much traffic. The thing i find the most amusing is that it went from 3pm to 4am..... 11pm was the power hour, that's when most people poured in. Had we stuck to the "rules" 10pm was gonna be the cutoff. Most people would've came for nothing. All in all looking back on it, it was worth it. I saw some moves go down that i didn't think was possible with the low ceiling. Once the power hour hit i wasn't even in the garage watching anymore, i went into "party containment" mode. I didn't even know what happened in there, but the noise level was rising, so look for the final jam edit here soon and see for yourself. Some items did go missing the next morning, which is a bummer. Its a shame that the disrespect of a few have ended the idea of "organized" garage jams. Sure we will still ride it, but the beach will be invite only for the rest of its existence. Here are some shots i captured, i know i missed a lot. ... and big thanks to Kink, Subrosa, Animal, S&M, Fit, Sunday, The Shadow Conspiracy,Eds Bike Shop, BmxNJ, and The Angry Penguin.